Linguist Geoff Nunberg designated “tribalism” his 2017 word of the year, and it is a subject that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie revisits in her latest novel Americanah. In her debut, Half …
Americanah: American Racism Through the Eyes of an Outsider
Reviews
13th: A Documentary Complement to Black Panther
“The way that we appeal to voters’ sense of fear and anxiety in our nation runs through black bodies.” Khalil Gibran Muhammad‘s powerful words, from an interview partway through the …
Black Panther Review: Equality & Empowerment
In a previous post, I lamented that women are so used to second-class status that even the mixed messages of last summer’s Wonder Woman seemed empowering merely because the superhero …
The Shape of Water: Equality is the Real American Dream
Set in 1960s America, The Shape of Water follows the efforts of a group of friends as they try to save a mysterious creature – a beautifully costumed Doug Jones …
Wonder Woman Review: Not Enough
(Note: This post includes spoilers for the new Wonder Woman movie, so proceed accordingly.) Wonder Woman has been breaking glass ceilings at the box office, and much of that has …
Just Eat It
I recently moved from NYC to Billings, MT, and the thing I miss most is the plethora of intellectual opportunities – plays, lectures, art exhibits, random conferences. Consequently, when Billings …
Seeds of Hope
I recently had the pleasure of watching Seed: The Untold Story, a thought-provoking documentary exploring the importance of seeds to human society and survival. It weaves together a variety of stories, …